PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation issued the following news release: * * * - Recognizing individuals changing systems and policies to improve opportunities for all. * * * The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced nine winners of the 2019 Award for Health Equity, which celebrates individuals who have changed systems and policies at a local level to increase the chance that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to live the healthiest life po  more

MALTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The National Limousine Association issued the following news release: The 2020 NLA Board of Directors Election closed on December 4, 2019 at 3:00 PM EST. There were six seats up for election this year, with five being three-year terms and one being a one-year term (due to a vacancy on the current NLA Board). The results are as follows: * At Large: Matt Assolin (Nikko's Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation, Houston, TX) * Central Region: Ken Carter (Aadvanced Lim  more

CRANBURY, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The American Journal of Managed Care, a peer-reviewed journal focused on managed care, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2019 edition: * CKD Quality Improvement Intervention With PCMH Integration: Health Plan Results * Comprehensive Health Management Pharmacist-Delivered Model: Impact on Healthcare Utilization and Costs * Cost Analysis of COPD Exacerbations and Cardiovascular Events in SUMMIT * Importance of Reasons for Stocki  more

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Dec. 6 -- The Andrew Goodman Foundation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4 by a vote of 228-187. First introduced on February 26, 2019, by Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-7), H.R. 4 is also known as the Voting Rights Advancement Act. The Andrew Goodman Foundation was proud to be present for this historic occasion, as we stand committed to living the legacy of Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner by making y  more

ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- Englewood Hospital and Medical Center issued the following news release: Cancer specialist Howard A. N. Benn, MD, has joined the Englewood Health Physician Network and Englewood Hospital. Dr. Benn's primary clinical interests are cancers of the breast, colon, lung, pancreas, and prostate, as well as lymphoma, leukemia, and other blood cancers. He has expertise in bone marrow transplantation and clinical trials. He joins Englewood Health Physician Network - HVA M  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 4 -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release: Major investors and companies are urging New Jersey lawmakers to advance policies that will accelerate the state's transition to a clean, modern transportation system and increase the number of electric vehicles (EV) on the roa  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release: NJ's plastic bag ban bill (S2776/A4330) cleared a critical hurdle today when it was amended and passed out of the Senate Budget Committee. Key provisions include a ban on many single use plastic bags at most stores in one year, a ban on polystyrene foam food containers in two years, only providing plastic straws on request, and a targeted ban on paper bags at large grocery stores. The bill also eliminates local  more

PRINCETON JUNCTION, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- Event Service Professionals Association has announced the following event: * * * ESPA 2020 Annual Conference, January 10-12, 2020, The Westin Denver Downtown, Colorado * * * For more information about these events, click here: https://espaonline.org/conference/ [Category: BusinessEvent]  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 4 -- The Free Press issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Free Press, in collaboration with coLAB Arts and United Way of Northern New Jersey, launched 37 Voices, a New Jersey initiative featuring stories of economic insecurity from the region. The initiative's web platform, www.37voices.com, features an interview archive that will be regularly updated to include interviews with 37 residents of Middlesex and Essex Counties, all of whom have wrestled wi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Governors Highway Safety Association issued the following news release: The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) today announced that it has added two senior-level staff to its D.C.-based headquarters: Pam Shadel Fischer, Senior Director of External Engagement & Special Projects, and Joe Feese, Director of Communications. Feese joined GHSA on Nov. 6, and Fischer officially joins the team full time on Jan. 6. Fischer is one of the nation's preeminent experts on   more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers issued the following news release: IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, today announced it is retracting 30 articles that were published in IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility from 2016 to 2018 and 19 articles from the 2018 International Conference on Computing and Network Communications ("CoCoNet") due to violations of I  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, says that it covers novel experimental or theoretical results in the field of science and technology of quantum electronics, published 15 research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2019 edition: * All-Fiber Cylindrical Vector Beams Multiplexing Through a Mode-Selective Coupler * Asymmetric Split H-Shape Resonator Array for Enhancement of Mid  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- IEEE Transactions on Computers, a journal from the IEEE Computer Society, published nine research articles on the following topics in its December 2019 edition: * DC-PCM: Mitigating PCM Write Disturbance with Low Performance Overhead by Using Detection Cells * Fast Coflow Scheduling via Traffic Compression and Stage Pipelining in Datacenter Networks * Improving Availability of Multicore Real-Time Systems Suffering Both Permanent and Transient Faults * Integr  more

HACKENSACK, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- The International Journal of MS Care, a peer-reviewed journal from the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers that says it feature sclerosis health-care topics, published six research articles on the following topics in its September/October 2019 edition: * Adapting to Multiple Sclerosis Stigma Across the Life Span * Assessing Stigma in Multiple Sclerosis * Association of Unemployment and Informal Care with Stigma in Multiple Sclerosis * Experience of Iden  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Nov. 29 -- The International Society of Arborculture has announced the following events: * * * Tree Risk Assessment Qualification Renewal Course, Dec. 5, 2019, State College, Pennsylvania Advanced Climbing, Rigging, Precision Cutting, Dec. 6, 2019, Fort Myers, Florida Tree Risk Assessment Qualification Renewal Course, Dec. 6, 2019, London, Canada Arborist Safety and Climbing, Dec. 6, 2019, Sarasota, Florida Technical Tree Climbing: MRS/SRS, Dec. 7, 2019, Phoenix, Arizo  more

ORADELL, New Jersey, Dec. 7 -- The Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features therapeutic role of cytokines and Interferons from the International Cytokine and Interferon Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2019 edition: * High-Density Lipoproteins Decrease Proinflammatory Activity and Modulate the Innate Immune Response * Serum Serotonin as a Potential Diagnostic Marker for Hepatocellular Carcino  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, a peer-reviewed journal from the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies, published research articles, including the following topics, in its November 2019 edition: * Adolescent Tobacco Use and Misperceptions of Social Norms Across Schools in the United States * Changes in Sexual Identity and Associations With Alcohol Use and Depression Among Young Adult Sexual Minority Women * Close Friends' Drinking and Personal Income  more

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- The Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features wound, ostomy and continence practice and research from the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society, published 11 research articles on the following topics in its November/December 2019 edition: * Case Study on Management of Postsurgical Pyoderma Gangrenosum After Spinal Surgery * Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients' Uncertainty Regarding Their Prognosis: A Q-Meth  more

MARLTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The Music Business Association (formerly the National Association of Recording Merchandisers) issued the following news release: The Music Business Association (Music Biz) today announced the addition of five new members to its Board of Directors, with the aim of diversifying the Board to align with the makeup of the Association's evolving membership. The newly appointed members include: Bob Bruderman, EVP of Global Digital Partnerships at Kobalt Music Group; Ghaz  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Dec. 4 -- The NAFA Fleet Management Association issued the following news release: NAFA Fleet Management Association is a supporter of preserving the 5.9GHz band for transportation safety critical communications. In advance of tomorrow's Federal Communication Commission oversight hearing in front of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, NAFA has signed on to a message stating its position. The statement is as follows: "NAFA Fleet Management Association and professional  more

MANASQUAN, New Jersey, Dec. 3 -- The National Conference of Insurance Legislators issued the following news release: * * * - Effort Raised Funds & Awareness for Cancer Research * * * NCOIL CEO Commissioner Tom Considine, General Counsel Will Melofchik, and Executive Director Paul Penna participated in "No-Shave November" for the fourth consecutive year. "For the past four years the NCOIL staff participated in No-Shave November and it has proven to be an itchy and somewhat unkempt success.  more

MANASQUAN, New Jersey, Dec. 6 -- The National Conference of Insurance Legislators issued the following news release, dated Dec. 3: * * * - Short-Term Reauthorizations Disruptive to the Market and Cause Ambiguity for Policyholders * * * NCOIL's President Dan "Blade" Morrish (Sen. LA) blasted Congress' "tepid" action on flood insurance, stating that Congress need to do more. On Thursday, November 21st, Congress granted an extension to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as part of a c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The National Low Income Housing Coalition issued the following news release: * * * - NLIHC researchers undertook a qualitative and quantitative case study focused on recovery programs and outcomes in coastal communities hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy. The key findings led to recommendations for ensuring a more equitable recovery for low-income families impacted by such disasters. * * * The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released today "Long-Term Recovery  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 3 -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: Late last month, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that his administration will distribute more than $13 million to fund a new initiative to reduce and prevent future harmful algal bloom outbreaks in New Jersey. NMMA applauded the program, which will fund science-based prevention, mitigation, study, and response efforts across the state. "The presence of harmful algal blooms in  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release: * * * - Permitting and engineering processes will now begin as next phase of 'Boonton Reservoir Protection and Trail Project' * * * A plan developed by the Open Space Institute (OSI) to protect and improve passive recreational access to the Boonton Reservoir has been formally approved by the Jersey City Council. With its endorsement, OSI and the Morris County Park Commission will proceed to the nex  more

WHIPPANY, New Jersey, Dec. 4 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * - Pharmaceutical Company Earns Kudos From PETA for Banning Cruel, Scientifically Bogus 'Depression' Test * * * After PETA asked Bayer to confirm that it had banned the widely discredited forced swim test--in which rats and other small animals are placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and made to swim to keep from drowning--the company assured PETA that the test hasn  more

WEST ORANGE, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- RWJBarnabas Health issued the following news: RWJBarnabas Health has appointed Robert M. Greenberg, M.D., as Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Medical Director, RWJBarnabas Health Behavioral Health Network, effective immediately. Dr. Greenberg's new role is part of a system-wide initiative to broaden its behavioral health services and end the stigma associated with ECT. Dr. Greenberg will open an ECT service at Clara Maass Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health   more

LIBERTY CORNER, New Jersey, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Golf Association issued the following news release: J. Stuart Francis, of Hillsborough, Calif., has been nominated to serve as the 66th president of the United States Golf Association (USGA). Additionally, Christopher Cupit of Johns Creek, Ga., and Courtney Myhrum of Pittsburgh, Pa., have been nominated to the 15-member Executive Committee, a volunteer group that provides strategic and financial oversight as the policy-making board of the Associat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: Mechanics at ExpressJet, a regional carrier for United Airlines, recently wrapped up a week of informational picketing at the company's locations in Cleveland; Houston; Newark, New Jersey; Chicago and Alcoa, Tennessee. The picket was geared towards informing the flying public of ongoing negotiations with the company. "ExpressJet customers have a right to know that the company is likely going to   more

FREEHOLD, New Jersey, Dec. 4 -- CentraState Healthcare System issued the following news: The Star and Barry Tobias Women's Health Center at CentraState has been granted a Three-Year Full Accreditation with Zero Deficiencies designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Accreditation by the NAPBC is only given to those centers that have voluntarily committed to provide the highest level of quality breas  more

MARLTON, New Jersey, Dec. 6 -- Virtua, a provider of health care services, issued the following news release: Dennis W. Pullin, FACHE, of Virtua Health is a recipient of the Most Admired CEO awards by the Philadelphia Business Journal. Honorees were highlighted in print on December 6, 2019. An editorial team of judges selected 25 regional executives across a scope of industries for the sixth class of awardees. Honorees are established leaders with a strong record of innovation in their field,   more